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Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] solid-ink/wax printer

From: Stefan Trethan <stefan_trethan@...>
Date: 2004-03-07

On Sun, 7 Mar 2004 12:45:24 -0800, Brian Pitt <bfp@...> wrote:

> anybody thinking about these for direct to board resist printing?
> http://www.office.xerox.com/solidink//how.html
>
> only problem is finding a used one cheap enough to hack the case
> they run $1000+ new and not much less than half that on ebay
> (maybe in a few years eh :)
>
> I've seen the output from one ,it lays down enough wax to make
> plain copy paper as thick as the heavy glossy photo papers
> just right for slapping down a resist layer on a board
>
> Brian


I regularly come across "colorstix for tektronix phaser" when i search
ebay for other tek stuff. these sticks are so expensive i do not wish to
know
what a printer costs..

ST